The tales that make up this superb second collection swerve between urban magic realism, deadpan tragicomedy and hardboiled psychodrama. Dead dads talk through smart speakers. Gangster mams kick off on the bus. Hard cases go to meditation class in search of salvation. You will laugh out loud and cry inside. Roy is a natural born storyteller and his stories teem with all the love, astonishment, horror and hilarity that modern life has to offer.
The tales that make up this superb second collection swerve between urban magic realism, deadpan tragicomedy and hardboiled psychodrama. Dead dads talk through smart speakers. Gangster mams kick off on the bus. Hard cases go to meditation class in search of salvation. You will laugh out loud and cry inside. Roy is a natural born storyteller and his stories teem with all the love, astonishment, horror and hilarity that modern life has to offer.
